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Fandom Characters: Loki of Asgard
Today we start a new section: fandom characters that explain a lot about us! And we start with Loki of Asgard [of course it had to be him!] Have you ever wondered why you like more a character than...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: Loving Villains
This week’s lessons on Geek Anthropology is all about loving Villains. Why do we love villains so much? Last week I talked about one of my favorite characters and the reasons why he might be loved by...
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In Real Life, Growing Up With Games
(C) In Real Life, Doctorow & Wang. If you are interested in Geek Anthropology through comics, In Real Life comes in handy. It tells the story of a gamer teenager girl who, in growing up with games,...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: Ships happen, into a Shipper’s mind
This week’s lessons on Geek Anthropology is all about entering into a shipper’s mind. Yes, ships happen often, and not all of them are canon. As you already know, there are several different types of...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: Do you speak Geek?
Welcome to the first lessons on Geek Anthropology of 2016! But before we start, think! Do you speak Geek? I know it’s a weird question to make but to speak the focal vocabulary, the specific...
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Fandom Characters: Killian Jones aka Captain Hook
Fandom characters explain a lot about ourselves, and no other than Killian Jones aka Captain Hook would explain some part of my personality as perfectly as he does. From the moment I saw him on the...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: Geeks or Consumers? How money can define your...
Today we have a lesson of Geek Anthropology to think deeply: are geeks just consumers? How does money define your geek status? How much of Geek culture is consumer culture? Many activities related to...
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Fandom Characters: Tony Stark aka Ironman
Fandom characters explain a lot about ourselves, even if sometimes we cannot see it right away. Tony Stark aka Ironman is one of those characters that kept me thinking for a long while. Why do I like...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: Superman’s layered identity, a child from two...
We return to our lessons on Geek Anthropology after a hiatus due to moving home. I’m back with a hot potato! Superman’s layered identity, a child from two worlds. When we take a look at Superman, we...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: Fandom Pleasures. Collecting and Collectors.
This week’s lessons on Geek Anthropology are focussing on fandom pleasures: collecting and collectors. When we think about collecting we usually think about fandom, but these might not be related at...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: Super Gender, extreme gender in comics
This week’s lessons on Geek Anthropology wants to focus its attention on the super gender, or said, in other words, the extreme gender in comics. Have you ever notice how male and female bodies are...
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Happy Geek Anthropology Day!
Happy Geek Anthropology Day! Well, it’s actually the World Geek Anthropology Day in the US according to the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Since what I am interested in is Geek...
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Star Wars The Force Awakens, a Binary World of Yin and Yan
Star Wars The Force Awakens is a binary World of Yin and Yan. Many people have argued that the Force Awakens is a retelling of the same story we already know. However, humanity has been retelling old...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: do our Gods wear spandex?
Lessons on Geek Anthropology comes a little bit spicy today! Do our Gods wear spandex? If so, what does the spandex tell about us? In Ancient times, heroes like Hercules wore the fashion of the...
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Fandom Characters: Lagertha, the Shieldmaiden
Fandom characters indeed explain volumes about us. Lagertha, the Shieldmaiden, is more than just a hot Viking on a show or a historical figure from the past. For me, she represents the stand you have...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: Fandom as an extension of the Self
Lessons on Geek Anthropology explores fandom as an extension of the Self today. In other installments, we’ve argued that fannish objects might be points of identification that help us explain our...
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Why do we like Easter Eggs so much? (+ Giveaway!)
(C) Marvel, Deadpool So, why do we like Easter Eggs so much? I’m not talking about the typical Easter Eggs made of chocolate or painted ones that you can find almost everywhere during Easter. I’m...
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Lessons on Geek Anthropology: International Women’s Day, cheers for the...
Today Lessons on Geek Anthropology celebrates the International Women’s Day by cheering the better representation of women in comics. Granted that it’s not perfect, but in recent years, we’ve seen...
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